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M5.5 earthquake 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

newsAug 31, 2026154

The USGS recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia (event us7000td2z) at 2026-08-31 08:03:28 UTC. The agency lists the hypocenter at a shallow depth of about 10.0 km. Several agency posts mark the event as reviewed and give coordinates near -8.241000, 120.611900. Local posts described the quake as moderate and potentially felt in surrounding areas. The USGS event page linked for this quake is earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000td2z.

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